ORDER DIPTERA Reduced hind wings Suction mouths Larvae called maggots

Order hymenoptera Two pair – membrane wings Chewing mouth parts Females can sting

Order mantodea Large insect Long spiny front legs Carnivore – bug control

Order ephemeroptera Large hind wings 2 pair of membrane wings Short adult life

Order neuroptera Elongated, soft body 2 pair of equal size wings Large, compound eyes

Order homoptera Wings fold roof-like over abdomen Mouth parts from middle or back of head

Order orthoptera Straight wings Jumping legs Many produce sound

Order dermaptera Have pincers Slender and flattened Well-developed compound eyes

Order blattoidea Ancestors of termites Fast moving Disease carriers

Order plecoptera Babies live underwater Long threadlike antennae Most have long wings

Order coleoptera Sheath wings “the beetles” Largest insect group

Order lepidoptera Jumping legs Moths and butterflies Sucking tongue

Order hemiptera True bugs Sucking mouths Half wings

Order odonata Large eyes Amazing flight Spiny legs

Order isoptera Caste system Eats wood Body structure depends on job

Order phasmatodea Elongated and flattened Resemble leaves or grass herbivores